Fort Scott Limestone | |
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Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Marmaton Group |
Sub-units | Blackjack Creek Formation, Little Osage Formation, Higginsville Formation [1] |
Location | |
Region | Kansas, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas [2] |
Named by | G. C. Swallow, 1866 [3] |
The Fort Scott Limestone or Fort Scott Subgroup is a geologic formation in Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.
Fort Scott Limestone | |
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Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Marmaton Group |
Sub-units | Blackjack Creek Formation, Little Osage Formation, Higginsville Formation [1] |
Location | |
Region | Kansas, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas [2] |
Named by | G. C. Swallow, 1866 [3] |
The Fort Scott Limestone or Fort Scott Subgroup is a geologic formation in Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.